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New Mexico Department Of Game And Fish Announces Off-Highway Vehicle Education And Trail Safety Grant Awards

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NMDGF News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program has announced the 2024-2025 grant cycle awards totaling $162,700.

OHV Education and Trail Safety Grants

  • $20,000 to Region II Emergency Medical Services, Inc., to distribute newly developed public-safety media campaigns that will help reduce preventable pediatric traumatic brain injuries among young OHV operators in Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna and Sierra counties.
  • $14,000 to the Red Rock Motorsports Club, Inc. of Gallup to upgrade OHV park facilities and maintenance and erosion-mitigation
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Heinrich On New Ballistics Testing Machine To Help Tackle Gun Violence & Solve Violent Crime In Southern New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visits with the Las Cruces Police Department Oct. 22 to discuss funding he’s secured for a new ballistics testing machine in Las Cruces. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

LAS CRUCES — Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted recent funding he’s secured for law enforcement to tackle gun violence, solve crimes, and hold criminals accountable in Southern New Mexico, including a new ballistics testing machine, known as a National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) machine, for Las Cruces.   Read More

FBI: U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Election Day Program For 2024 General Election

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – United States Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Jeremy Peña and Sean Sullivan will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5, 2024, general election.

AUSAs Peña and Sullivan have been appointed to serve as the District Election Officers for the District of New Mexico, and in that capacity are responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of Read More

FBI Dedicates Investigative Resources To Address Violent Crime In Indian Country – Operation Not Forgotten 2024

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FBI News:

In its second year, Operation Not Forgotten, a joint operation between the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services (BIA) surged more than 50 personnel to assist with unresolved investigations in Indian country.

From June to September 2024, dedicated resources included FBI special agents and intelligence personnel who deployed to support 10 FBI field offices whose regions include Tribal communities that too often are impacted by a crisis of violence.

In the past four months, as a result of Operation Not Forgotten, more than 300 cases received increased investigative, Read More

Council Discusses Strategies For Improving Traffic Safety

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Police Chief Dino Sgambellone, center left, and Public Safety Director Juan Rael, center right, participate in a road and traffic safety discussion at the Oct. 22 County Council meeting at the fire station in White Rock.  Screenshot/LADP

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County is striving to make its roads safer. To ensure everyone’s safety, Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously to direct staff to take several actions and establish timeframes for these items.

Council made the motion during its work session Tuesday night.

The action items Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Welcomes New Commander And 3 Officers At Swearing-in Ceremony At Justice Center

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The Los Alamos Police Department held a swearing-in ceremony Friday afternoon for from left, newly promoted Commander Christopher Ross and officers Melford William Hurd, Mary Barela and Perla Castanon in the Magistrate Courtroom at the Justice Center, with the Honorable Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor presiding. The event was open to the  public. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The Honorable Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor swears in Cmdr. Christopher Ross. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Gina Terrazas pins the new badge on Cmdr. Christopher Ross. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

LAPD Clarifies Unreasonable Animal Noise Complaints

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LAPD News:

On June 11, 2024, the Los Alamos County Council adopted updates to Chapter 6 of the County’s Ordinances, which include revisions to Section 6-6, unreasonable animal noise. Persistent barking from dogs falls under this section.

Alongside these changes, the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) updated its internal policy to better clarify procedures in response to these noise complaints.

Recent feedback from community members has revealed some confusion regarding how LAPD and Animal Control Officers (ACOs) handle animal noise complaints under the updated code and policy. In Read More

Public Invited To LAPD Swearing-in Ceremony Friday

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department is hosting a swearing-in ceremony for newly promoted Cmdr. Christopher Ross and newly appointed officers Mary Barela, Perla Castanon and Melford William Hurd.

The public is invited to attend this special occasion.

The ceremony is scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in the Magistrate Courtroom at the Justice Center, with the Honorable Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor presiding.

For more information, contact at 505.662.8222. Read More

LANL And Los Alamos County Work To Educate Drivers To Follow Rules Of The Road

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka at the Sept. 24 Los Alamos County Council meeting discusses the field office and LANL efforts to ensure safe driving. Screenshot/LAC

BY KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

During a presentation to Los Alamos County Council Sept. 24, NNSA Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA) Manager Ted Wyka reported that in 2025, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is projected to hired 1,400 people.

This, of course, means more people in town, which means more cars on the roads, which could spur bad driving, and in the worst case, traffic accidents. Read More

New Mexico’s Public Health Order On firearms Expires

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From the Office of the Governor:

          • Key components of order will remain under MOUs

SANTA FE – A public health order that imposed temporary firearm restrictions, enhanced drug monitoring, and other public safety measures in response to gun violence and substance misuse expired on Saturday and will not be renewed, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday.

“The public health order, though temporary, allowed us to implement urgent and necessary measures that have had a measurable, positive effect on public safety in our state,” Lujan Grisham said. “I have decided to allow the public health Read More